Spring is such a lovely time of year... so much colourand blooming... after the all-white winter...

Below is a tutorial on making a wreathin celebration of spring and to add colour to your home at the front door, on your wall or as a table centerpiece

The Cost? I spent under $15 at a dollar store

SUPPLIES:

Styrofoam or Cardboard ring (bought at the craft store)​whatever you can find that is on sale!

Silk FLOWERS in pretty bright colours

Fabric or 7/8 inch wide ribbon (to cover the ring)

Ribbon in matching colours to the flowers

Glue & Glue gun

Wire cutters and safety glasses

Start by wrapping the cardboard ring with ribbon or fabricI used fabric and turned the long edge under on one side(so there would be a finished edge showing)The strip of fabric is approximately 1.5 inches wide You could use ribbon orburlap or whatever is on sale or whatever you have available

When you finish going around, fold the raw end under and put a couple of globs of glue from your glue gun to secure it

Tip: the end that you just tucked under to finish should be on theflower covered side of the ring(so the end will not show as it will be hidden under flowers)​so start with this side up​Top photo below shows the ring and flowers ready to go!

Next I removed the stems from the flowersusing wire cutters (and safety glasses)and arranged them on the ring FIRST (photo above)to ensure that I had enough flowers to go around

You can always add more flowers, leaves or ribbon if neededbut to keep it symmetrical, it's always good practice to FIRST checkyou have enough materials

When you have everything the way you like it...plug in your glue gun to get it warmed up!

A loop to hang your wreath...

You can make a ring of ribbon wrapped around the ring first and then tied it in a double knot, and then glue it to the ring to make a loopso you could either put the wreath up on a nail on the wall or make the loop larger to place it on a holder for the front door

However you will be affixing your ring You can add it later... but it's easier to hide if you add it first

Now for the super fun part... adding the flowers!!!​

Tip: make sure that the remaining part of the stem that cannot be cut offis slightly to the side as it will not sit flat(see photo above) ​To explain... the flower will be facing a little to the left or right(alternate them facing right or left as you go)and slightly overlap the petals of the next flower to cover a little bit of the spacein between each flower

If you look at the finished wreath in the photos above... you will see that the flowersare slightly turned to the right or left...

After all the flowers are placed on, you can use ribbon loops (instructions below), leaves and smaller flowers to fill in the spaces so not to worry about any gaps

SECURE THE FLOWERSRemember to check the placement first before you glue

Make a little puddle of hot glue with your glue gun(watch your fingers)Push hard on top of the flower and hold for a couple a minute or twoto ensure adhesion of the flower to the ring

​Keep adding the flowers until your wreath is fullI add the flowers in random order but paying attention to not putting the same colour right beside each other

Keep moving the wreath around like a steering wheel to check that it is not "lopsided" (with too many flowers clustered in one spot of the wreath)

​Make it perfectly imperfect!!! If you make a mistake... chances are that no one will see itThey will be so impressed with your creativity!

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After you flowers are affixed, you can then add bright, matching​colour loops of ribbonto fill in the gaps and spaces between the flowersand to add some depth and interest to the piece

To make loops of ribbon(2 photos above)

Cut a piece of ribbon approximately 8 inches long

Make one loop on one side, then a loop on the other,the cut ends meet in the middle (top photo above)overlap the ends a little then fold (2nd photo above)with the raw, cut edge folded in the middleso you don't see it​You're ready to glue them in place into the spaces between the flowers

You can also pull the leaves off the stems that you cut offand often flowers that you buy in a bunch will come withsmaller branches of flowers too... add those into the space as well!

Be creative and use what you have!

Your project is now complete and readyto hang on your day or wall... or lay on your tableto brighten up your space!!!

A lovely green and purple wreath on a twig base

A wreath is not just for your front door, you can...

Hang them on the walls inside your hometo add a pop of pretty colour on the wall